Early 2000’s Nostalgia Hits the Bowery Ballroom With DREAMERS
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY – A hoard of punk-rock teens, basic white girls, and some ‘bros’, filled in the Bowery Ballroom Monday night to see DREAMERS. Founded in Brooklyn, NY, they are comprised of Nick Wold (lead singer/guitar), Marc Nelson (Bass) and Jacob Lee Wick…
“Gates of the West” in the East Village
August 25, NEW YORK, NY – There’s this story about Joe Strummer from the band’s 1980 show in San Francisco, right on the heels of a grueling UK tour for London Calling. This was The Clash’s breakthrough album for the U.S. market, and Joe, the…
Loners, Together: Missio + Welshly Arms in NYC
NEW YORK, NY- The house lights are turned down low and the stage illuminated just enough for us to discern angular silhouettes moving into view. As the strip-lights flash white, the crowd screams its excitement. The three musicians — Matthew Brue and David Butler, the…
My Backwards Look: Frightened Rabbit Marks 10 Years of The Midnight Organ Fight
NEW YORK, NY- We hide self-doubt behind a facade of detachment, present a carefully-groomed social-media face to the world, and speak in a manner that erases the line between sincerity and irony. That’s part of the postmodern condition, where hyperconnectivity produces alienation, truth comes in…
Handsome Ghost’s Heartfelt Melodies Warm A Chilly New York Night
NEW YORK, NY- Halfway through the set I made my rounds to the back of Bowery Ballroom in NYC. It had been about ten months since I watched Tim Noyes and Eddie Byun play at Baby’s Alright, a much smaller and intimate venue, and what…
Black Pistol Fire Shreds The Bowery Ballroom With Their Unholy Blues Rock
New York, NY- If you don’t know who Black Pistol Fire are, please allow me to educate you as to what you are missing out on. Black Pistol Fire are Eric Owen (Drums) and Kevin McKeown (Guitar, Vocals) and what they do has been described by some as…
The Mowgli’s Celebrate Love & Music At The Bowery Ballroom
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The Mowgli’s rolled into New York City on Friday just ahead of a storm, and they brought their A-Game with a tornado of joy, for let it be known, Katie and Josh got engaged the night before!!!…
